Neither Ramsey County nor the Minnesota Vikings has terminated the “principles of agreement” between the team and the county outlining plans for a stadium on the federally owned Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant site in Arden Hills.

The revised plan for a Minnesota Vikings football stadium at the site of the Minneapolis Farmer Market now excludes the Farmers Market. Promoters of the site are pressing on, even as city of Minneapolis leaders are officially backing a “Downtown East Stadium” at the site of the Metrodome.

When Texas voters approved new taxes to help pay for a football stadium for the Dallas Cowboys, at a site akin to local sites like Arden Hills or Shakopee, it was seen as a $650 million project. When the stadium opened in 2009, the budget had ballooned to $1.2 billion.

The Minnesota Vikings have consistently argued that Arden Hills is the best site for a new football stadium. But now the team is studying the 33-acre Linden Avenue site near the Basilica of St. Mary on the western edge of downtown Minneapolis.

The Downtown 2025 Plan, released on Wednesday by the Minneapolis Downtown Council, outlines an ambitious vision for a new Gateway Park stretching from the light rail transit (LRT) line along Fifth Street to the Mississippi River.

Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak told state legislators Tuesday that not only is the Metrodome the best site for a new Vikings stadium but also that two nearby streets could be converted to spots for tailgating, and the Armory could become a game-day entertainment center.

Mic Johnson of the AECOM Technology Corp. is behind the plan for the so-called “Linden Avenue” option for a new football stadium in Minneapolis. Johnson admits he has no client for his stadium work and said AECOM has no budget estimate for what the project would cost.